Letters

To the editor: A heartfelt thank-you goes out to all who volunteered and sponsored the charity benefit for Hilda Smith on Nov. 19

I truly appreciate your compassion and generosity to help me as I battle amyloidosis. It was good to see many of my former students and get them to reminisce, and to see former colleagues and good friends.

Your monetary gifts are a blessing, and I know God will bless you in return.

To the editor: As we think about celebrating Thanksgiving Day, what should we be thankful for?

This Thanksgiving Day, my son will celebrate another holiday and another day without a father, while the man charged with shooting and killing his father may celebrate Thanksgiving at home with his family.

My son will grow up lacking one of the most important things in life, learning the love between a father and a son.

To the editor: I am writing on behalf of Ring Dog Rescue (www.ringdogrescue.org), a pit bull rescue group in Richmond, Va. This note is in regard to your recent story on the purchase of a refurbished gassing chamber.

While you did not advocate the use of gas chambers, we would like to make your organization aware of the cruelty and inhumanity associated with these chambers such that you might consider advocating against them and using your media lever as a force for good.

To the editor: St. James Mayor Lesher’s claim her town is pursuing forcible annexation only because they have not found “some other method” to “have some say in the commercial development of N.C. 211” is ridiculous and transparent. The elitism and greed shown by St. James is startling. It’s also ominous and threatening.

Let’s annex parts of St. James as a relocation area for Gitmo detainees. Then at least the residents would be giving something back and providing a public service, instead of just demanding and taking.